Earths Motion
This is the spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night.
What is rotation?
This is the amount of time it takes for the Moon to complete one full orbit around Earth.
What is about 27.3 days?
This phase happens when the Moon is completely dark from Earth’s view.
What is a new moon?
This type of eclipse happens when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth.
What is a solar eclipse
This type of energy is stored due to an object’s position or condition.
What is potential energy?
It takes approximately 365.25 days for Earth to complete this movement around the Sun.
What is revolution?
These are the regular changes in the Moon’s appearance as seen from Earth.
What are the Moon phases?
This phase occurs when the entire face of the Moon is lit up.
What is a full moon?
This type of eclipse happens when Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon.
What is a lunar eclipse?
This is the number you get when you multiply a number by itself.
What is a square number?
Earth’s axis is tilted at this angle, which causes the seasons.
What is 23.5 degrees?
This is the natural satellite that orbits Earth.
What is the Moon?
This phase looks like a half-circle and occurs when the Moon is one-quarter of the way through its orbit.
What is a first quarter or third quarter?
During a solar eclipse, the Moon is in this phase.
What is a new moon?
This document, signed in 1776, declared America's independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This imaginary line passes through the North and South Poles and is what Earth spins around.
What is the axis?
This force keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth.
What is gravity?
These phases occur when more or less than half the Moon is lit, but it’s not full or new.
What are gibbous and crescent?
During a lunar eclipse, the Moon is in this phase.
What is a full moon?
This planet spins the fastest and has the shortest day in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
Because of Earth’s revolution and tilt, the Northern Hemisphere experiences this season when it is tilted toward the Sun.
What is summer?
The gravitational pull of the Moon is the main cause of this phenomenon on Earth.
What are tides?
When the Moon appears to grow from new to full, it is doing this.
What is waxing?
The darkest part of a shadow where the eclipse is total is called this.
What is the umbra?
This flightless bird is known for being the mascot of a popular brand of mints and for looking great in a tuxedo.
What is a penguin?